Dobruja
Proper noun
Meaning
Dobruja
a historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea
Examples
In return for reverting to the Russian Empire three southern Bessarabian districts that had been regained by Moldavia after the Crimean War in 1852, Northern Dobruja was acquired.
On 7 September 1940, Bulgaria succeeded in negotiating a recovery of Southern Dobruja with the Treaty of Craiova (see Second Vienna Award ).
Southern Dobruja had been part of Romania since 1913.
Southern Dobruja was also lost to Bulgaria shortly after Carol's abdication.
Southern Dobruja was ceded to Bulgaria in September 1940.